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mrtnmcc | 3 months ago

And don't forget New Glenn uses Methane which solves the coking problem for reusability. Coke buildup plagues Falcon more than people realize.

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cubefox|3 months ago

I think some Falcon 9 lower stages have already been reused 30 times, which suggests coking is not a major problem.

mrtnmcc|3 months ago

The individual Falcon turn-around is slow (months of refurb), and the record half-month ones swapped some engines. B1067's 30-reuse is a ship of Theseus rebuilt over 4+ years.